jaelee84's Journal

I took a walk in the Peters Canyon Trail near my house for about 40 minutes. The weather was warm as it was in the high 80s, but not humid. It was nice to see the trees and plants to have shades of orange and red for the fall time. I spotted various type of plants, but I wasn't able to identify about two of them since it looked unfamiliar to me. Although, I was able to observe century plants, pittosporum and yuccas, which was interesting. Here in Cali, theres plants like the century plants everywhere, and I was glad I was able to identify the name and its genus which was agave, through this walk. I enjoyed the walk and it was nice to spend some time outside.

I took a walk in the Venta Spur Trail near my house for about 40 minutes. The weather was perfect as it was warm but not too hot or humid. I wasn't able to find any fungus last time so I thought the place was not suitable for fungi growth but I was able to spot some this time looking closely into plants. I mostly found sooty mold fungi on green plants and lichen on soils, which was a little repetitive. It was disappointing to see none of them on tree trunks. Also, I wish I was able to find variety of fungus like on trees, rocks, or even under leaves. So next time, I might want to look more into visiting somewhere else to hike instead of a trail near my house. But, overall the walk itself was calming and I enjoyed it.

I took a walk in the Venta Spur Trail near my house that leads to the Peters Canyon Trail. The weather was extremely hot, but not too humid. I tried my best to look for fungus near trees and under plants, but I wasn't able to spot any, which was disappointing. Instead, I saw various type of plants along the way. Most of the trees and plants started to show colors of orange and yellow rather than bright green. I look forward to coming back to the trail during the fall and winter time to observe more distinct seasonal changes.